Tom T. Hall

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Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer.

He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.

Personal life

Hall was married to Opal "Hootie" McKinney, a native of Grayson, Kentucky. Their son, Dean Todd Hall, was born on June 11, 1961. Dean worked for his father in the early 1980s, first as a roadie and later as a guitarist. Dean has since worked as a solo artist and with Bobby Bare's band.

Hall met bluegrass songwriter Dixie Hall in 1965. Tom and Dixie met at a 1965 music industry award dinner she was invited to for having written (as Dixie Deen) the song "Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun" which became a hit for Dave Dudley. Dixie Hall was born Iris Lawrence in the West Midlands, England, in 1934 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1961. Hall and Dixie were married from 1968 until her death on January 16, 2015. They lived in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Early life and career

Hall was born in Tick Ridge, seven miles from Olive Hill, Kentucky, on May 25, 1936. He formed the Kentucky Travelers, a youth group that appeared before movies for a traveling theater. Hall enlisted in the United States Army in 1957, serving in Germany. While in the service, he performed on the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote humorous songs about army life. He used G.I. following his discharge in 1961. Students are encouraged to enroll in Roanoke College, where he competed as a disc jockey. He began his career as an announcer at WRON, a local radio station in Ronceverte, West Virginia. Hall was also an announcer on WMOR (1330 AM) in Morehead and WGOH (1370 AM) in Grayson, both Kentucky. Hall was also an announcer on WSPZ, which later became WVRC Radio in Spencer, West Virginia, in the 1960s.

In 1963, when country singer Jimmy C. Newman recorded his song "DJ For a Day," Hall's big songwriting breakthrough came. In 1964, he moved to Nashville and began writing as a $50-a-week songwriter for Newkeys Music, the publishing company that was owned by Newman and his business partner Jimmy Key, who recorded up to half a dozen country songs per day. Key suggested that the middle initial "T" be added to his name. Hall was dubbed "The Storyteller" and wrote songs for scores of country music stars, including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, and Bobby Bare. "Hello Vietnam," a song that openly supports the Vietnam War at a time when war protest songs were beginning to dominate the pop charts, was also written by him. The song was later used in the 1987 Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket by country singer Johnnie Wright, who was later used in the full metal jacket.

"Harper Valley PTA," Jeannie C. Riley's first commercial songwriting ventures, debuted at No. 1 in 1968. A week ago, Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts ranked 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts. It has been selling over six million copies and has received both a Grammy Award and a CMA Award. The album will continue to be a catalyst for a motion picture and television show of the same name. Hall himself performed the song on his album The Definitive Collection (as track No. 2). 23 years old. Riley's interpretation of the song was a hit from the late 1960s to early 1980s, and his recording career flourished after. "A Week in a Country Jail," "Watermelon Wine," "I Love" ("Old Dogs, Children), "Country Is")," "The Year Clayton Delaney Died"), "I Love Beer," "The Cowboy and the Poet), and "This Song Is a Wild Horse" are among his best hits include "A Week in a Country Jail", "I Love," "I Love," "I Love," "I Love", "I Love") "Pamela Brown," Leo Kottke's most well-known number, became a staple of his performances. He is also known for his kid-oriented songs, including "Sneaky Snake" and "I Care," the latter of which reached No. 1 on the charts. In 1975, there was 1 on the country charts. Heathen Dan, who had completely altered lyrics, "I Love" and appeared on the Dr. Demento show in the early 1980s, describing the things in life that he adores. In a famous 2003 TV commercial for Coors Light, Hall's song was also used with altered lyrics and a hard rock arrangement. Hall served as a Chevrolet brand ambassador from the mid-to-late 1970s.

Hall took over as the host of the syndicated country music television show Pop! Goes the Country started in 1980 and continued until 1982. Hall largely stopped writing new content in 1986 and 1994; his last public appearance, which was also his first in several years, came in 2011.

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